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“PULTENEA NANA. 
Dwarf Pultenea, — ? 
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CLASS X. ORDER I. 
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Ten Chives. One Pointal. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER, 
Catyx quinquedentatus, utrinque appendicula- Cur five-toothed, with a hanging prop on each 
tus. Corolla papilionacea, alis vexillo bre- side. Blossom butterfly-shaped, the wings 
vioribus, Legumen uniloculare, disper- shorter than the standard. A one-celled 
mum, — | pod, two-seeded, 
"SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Putten a, foliis iliciformibus, undulatis, con- PutTrenmA, with holly-shaped leaves, waved, 
tortis, rigidis, acutis: floribus minii colore, twisted, harsh, and sharp-pointed. Flowers 
us, racemosis. Caulis humilis. minium-coloured, growing from the inser- _ 
tion of the leaves in longish bunches. Stem 
low. : 
7 A Se eam MESS Ree 
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
The cup, with its appendages. 
The standard of the blossom, 
One of the wings of the same. 
The two leaves which form the keel. 
The chives magnified. 
The pointal, natural size. 
The same magnified, 
A ripe seed-pod. 
The same spread open. 
A ripe seed. 
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Tats lively little Dwarf Pultencea we have not as yet seen any where but in the conservatory of G. Hib- 
“g ~ bert, Esq. where, contrasted with many large magnificent plants, its minute and diminutive form made 
a perfectly unique appearance. When we first observed it, its height did not exceed an inch and a half. 
_ Our figure represents the whole plant, which for six months was in progressive constant bloom, and 
after flowering ripened its seeds freely ; an evident proof of the plant being in a state of perfection. It 
now three months since the plant perfected its seeds, during which period we have not perceived the 
‘least increase in its size. But, notwithstanding this apparent torpidity, it is now exhibiting the buds of 
~ “its future blossoms. It has been imagined by some to be the Chorizema of Billardiere, a new plant 
found by that gentleman in New South Wales whilst in search of the unfortunate La Perouse; but, upon 
ss comparing it with the figure in that work, we do not find a sufficient resemblance to sigs us to re- 
_ gard it as the same plant. : 
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